Stephon Castle gets real on flopping, selling calls in NBA Finals vs. Knicks

The San Antonio Spurs have reached the NBA Finals, becoming the second youngest team in NBA history to do so. Their Game 7 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder was hard-fought, and took a lot of mental fortitude given how the Thunder were officiated for much of the season.

Stephon Castle has taken on the role of defending an All-Star guard in every round of this postseason, and it’ll remain that way when he’s matched up against Jalen Brunson in the NBA Finals.

During NBA Finals Media Day on Tuesday afternoon, Castle was asked by a reporter about not embellishing for calls and if that may be leaving points on the table for the Spurs.

“You know, the NBA is full of big strong guys, many of whom who seem to topple to the floor a lot with contact. It was suggested during the earlier rounds this spring that some of your guys, and you in particular, that doesn’t seem to happen. You absorb the contact, you’re strong, you’re not looking to sell calls, embellish anything. Are you leaving some gamesmanship on the table by not doing that, or does this get into that whole ethical hoops stuff, in terms of playing it straight?”

The second-year Spurs guard took a minute before finding his response to the question.

“I don’t really know how to answer that,” Castle responded. “I mean, I sell calls too sometimes. I mean, I can’t lie. But I mean, it’s really just a field thing, especially in the playoffs, you know. If it’s too egregious, the refs aren’t going to bail you out. They’re going to make the two teams, they’re going to make the better team win. So, I think just taking it game by game and not trying to put yourself at a disadvantage. I don’t really think it’s about selling calls or not trying to sell calls to make yourself look a certain type of way. You know, I think we talk to the refs a lot, especially me in particular, but most of the times they’re right. So, I mean, just having a short term memory. I mean, whether you fall down or not, if you get the call or you don’t get the call, it’s not really something you can change. So, I think for us, just playing the game and seeing how the refs are calling it.”

Stephon Castle sobre las sugerencias de que los Spurs no son floppers y si están dejando el juego sucio sobre la mesa:

"No sé realmente cómo responder a eso, porque yo también vendo faltas, no puedo mentir." pic.twitter.com/dhqm9D3PKM

— The Night MVP (@TheNightMVP) June 2, 2026

In 18 appearances this postseason, Stephon Castle is averaging 19.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.7 assists, and 1.0 steal per game whiles hooting 48.1 percent from the field and 36.3 percent from three. 6.1 free throw attempts per game, which is the second-highest per game average no the team.

The San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks will kick off Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Finals on Wednesday night at 8:30PM EST on ABC.

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